13-Feb-2025
Hijjawi College of Engineering Technology at Yarmouk University led the activities and took part in the third meeting of the project “ Development of Remote and Virtual Laboratories for Teaching and Training Engineering Students in the South Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Higher Education Institutions (RL4Eng) which was held at Mohammed V University in Rabat in Morocco.
The RL4ENG project comes within the framework of the ongoing efforts to enhance the role of universities in developing engineering education and training in the Southern Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan region.
The workshops included the participation of 15 partners from Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tanzania, Spain and Germany, with the aim of exchanging knowledge and expertise in the field of engineering education and enhancing the capabilities of faculty members and training students through virtual and remotely managed laboratories.
The project management team at Yarmouk University who took part in the visit included, Dr. Mohammad AlZubaidi, Dean of Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology , Dr. Dania Bani Hani and Dr. Ali Shehade from Hijjawi College of Engineering Technology, presented the university’s pioneering role in implementing the project, which demonstrated how faculty members and students at Hijjawi College of Engineering Technology benefit from the resources that the project will provide in the fields of teaching, training and development of graduation projects, which were directed towards vital sectors based on real needs applicable in the local and regional market, with Taking into account technological developments in the field of smart applications.
The project manager, Dr. Mwaffaq Otoom, explained that these initiatives come within the university's efforts to develop the teaching and learning experience, build academic capabilities and enhance applied research through international cooperation and joint projects with academic institutions in various countries of the world, adding that this project represents an opportunity to provide innovative educational models that support students and enable them to engage in developing advanced technological solutions that are in line with the changing needs of the market. He pointed out that Yarmouk University seeks to strengthen its international partnerships and expand the scope of benefiting from such projects to raise the level of engineering education and enhance technological innovation in various fields, with a focus on meeting development needs locally, regionally and globally.
The visit included many sessions which were tailored to reflect on the established remote lab at Mohammed V University in Rabat to demonstrate the lab and its use cases among the students and to exchange some best practices with the other partners as this lab will be accessible from all partners and worldwide. Several institutional visits were planned as well during the visit to introduce the university and its available labs. Hands on experience was done as well for faculty members to become engaged with the available university labs. Moreover, the visit included some cultural visits to many historical places in Rabat and a traditional food experience was generously provided by the Host. A consortium management meeting was held to reflect on the project progress and plan the way forward.
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